Table top E6 processor? Why not!

Post by **reflex** » Mon May 16, 2005 1:02 am

aj wrote:Is it stated somewhere that 8 or 16mm cinefilm can be processed in these Bray machines? Or are you expecting to staple some 8mm to a 35mm machine leader and see what comes of it?

One of the Brays (I think it's the Midget, but I'm too lazy to check) could handle 8mm film, but I'm not sure what format. I also seem to recall it could deal with up to 30m at a stretch.

Post by **monobath** » Mon May 16, 2005 1:12 am

The Bray Magitrak does everything from 8mm to 8x10 inch film. It doesn't use a leader and can support long rolls. It uses magnets to pull the film through, according to the Bray website. But it is a huge machine that you have to put high volumes of film through.

The guy who just sold a Bray e-series on ebay said it requires a minimum of two films per day (35mm 36 exposure film) to keep the chemicals properly seasoned. So you might need to buy bulk expired 35mm film to process two rolls per day affordably.

Post by **DriveIn** » Mon May 16, 2005 2:39 am

monobath wrote:...The guy who just sold a Bray e-series on ebay said it requires a minimum of two films per day (35mm 36 exposure film) to keep the chemicals properly seasoned. So you might need to buy bulk expired 35mm film to process two rolls per day affordably.

Or just do lots of 8mm film every day.

Post by **scott** » Mon May 16, 2005 6:07 am

How about one for 35mm?

Seriously though, a tabletop E6 for super 8 would be great. If not crazy expensive, I'd buy one!

Scott

Post by **Angus** » Mon May 16, 2005 9:54 am

I'd definately consider purchasing a home processing machine if it were small and cheap enough. I'm v limited in space at the moment, and though I intend selling some gear I don't use much on eBay I'm still not going to have space for another large item.

But if the 64T is assumed to have quite a long existance on the market I'd be interested.

Post by **monobath** » Mon May 16, 2005 2:10 pm

DriveIn wrote:
monobath wrote:...The guy who just sold a Bray e-series on ebay said it requires a minimum of two films per day (35mm 36 exposure film) to keep the chemicals properly seasoned. So you might need to buy bulk expired 35mm film to process two rolls per day affordably.
Or just do lots of 8mm film every day.

If you can afford to buy and shoot that much film, why not?